JP2020108800A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine which can prevent rotation in an expansion direction over a planned maximum rotation angle and properly prevent damage or the like of a fragile peripheral member arranged in a housing.SOLUTION: A cover member is provided with a second regulation part 150. When a substrate case 100 is made to an expanded state, the second regulation part 150 is brought into contact with a specification part arranged in a housing or a front door. A surface area of the substrate case 100 includes an inspection area 170 which covers at least one of a component which is arranged in the substrate case 100 and requires inspection with the visual recognition from the outside of the substrate case 100, and substrate identification information 232 given to a circuit board 230. The second regulation part 150 is provided at a position different from the inspection area 170.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a board case for a gaming machine which internally houses a board on which electronic circuits for controlling a game in a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine are formed.

Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine has a control board provided with an electronic circuit including a semiconductor element such as a CPU or a ROM in order to control a game operation relating to the progress of the game. I have it. Such a board is generally housed in a transparent synthetic resin board case formed in a box shape, and the board case is inside the housing along the back plate or side plate of the gaming machine housing. Is attached to.

A fraudulent act may be performed on the gaming machine. A program for controlling the game of the gaming machine is stored in the ROM provided on the board, but the ROM is replaced with a counterfeit ROM, and the counterfeit ROM is modified. It is known that there is a fraudulent act such as switching to a different substrate.

In order to prevent such fraud, an engaging means for engaging both the base member and the cover member when the base member and the cover member are assembled in the transparent substrate case is provided. When the engaging means is brought into the engaged state, the engaging means must be removed, and if it is removed illegally, the fact (trace) can be easily found by visual observation.
In addition, there is a substrate case housed in the housing that has a rotatable structure to facilitate visual confirmation of the back side of the transparent substrate case (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2005-3191, A

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can prevent rotation in the deploying direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and appropriately prevent breakage of a fragile peripheral member arranged in the housing. An object is to provide a game machine that can be played.

The gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a housing 10a having an opening on the front side, a front door 10d capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing 10a and closing the opening in a closed state, a base member 120 and a cover member 110 are combined. And a transparent substrate case 100 that is disposed inside the housing 10a and that houses the circuit board 230 so that the circuit board 230 is visible from the outside, and the substrate case 100 is expanded from the housed state to the unfolded state. A game machine 10 having a rotatable supporting means 111 and a rotatable supporting means 111, wherein the cover member 110 is provided with a second defining portion 150, and the substrate case 100 is expanded when the front door 10d is opened. In this state, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to come into contact with the specific portion 60 arranged in the housing 10a, and the second defining portion 150 is arranged in the substrate case 100 and 100 This is a position different from the inspection area 170 provided in the surface area of the board case 100 that covers at least one of the component that needs to be visually inspected and the board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. The base member 120 and the cover member 110 are provided at positions where they overlap each other when the substrate case 100 is viewed from the front.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a housing 10a having an opening on the front side, a front door 10d capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing 10a and closing the opening in a closed state, a base member 120 and a cover member 110 are combined. And a transparent substrate case 100 that is disposed inside the housing 10a and that houses the circuit board 230 so that the circuit board 230 is visible from the outside, and the substrate case 100 is expanded from the housed state to the unfolded state. A game machine 10 having a rotatable supporting means 111 and a rotatable supporting means 111, wherein the cover member 110 is provided with a second defining portion 150, and the substrate case 100 is expanded when the front door 10d is opened. In this state, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to come into contact with the specific portion 60 arranged in the housing 10a, and the second defining portion 150 is arranged in the substrate case 100 and 100 This is a position different from the inspection area 170 provided in the surface area of the board case 100 that covers at least one of the component that needs to be visually inspected and the board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. And is provided on the edge surface on the back side of the cover member 110.
Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention, further, the cover member 110 is a cover member main body 130 assembled to the base member 120, and a protective cover 300 separately arranged on the front side of the cover member main body 130. The second defining portion 150 is provided on the protective cover 300.
Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention, the reel unit 35 in which the reels 26 are arranged is housed inside the gaming machine 10, and the front door 10d is on the circumference of the reel 26. A pattern display window portion 10e for seeing the pattern is formed, and on the circuit board 230, a monitor display component (specifically, for example, a role ratio monitor) for displaying the totalized result by the gaming machine 10 on a monitor. 231) is arranged, the specific portion 60 is formed of an opaque material or a colored transparent material, and connects the monitor display component (231) and the gap between the reel 26 and the symbol display window portion 10e. It is characterized in that it is arranged on the optical axis.

It should be noted that the "identifying portion 60" is not limited to being directly arranged in the housing 10a (specifically, inside the side plate or inside the back plate 10b). Specifically, for example, a reel unit. The parts of the handle 70 attached to the 35 are included, and the parts of the handle 70 are not directly arranged on the back plate 10b or the like of the housing 10a, but instead of the back plate 10b of the housing 10a or the like. Those included in the reel unit 35 attached to the middle plate or the like are included. As described above, the "identifying unit 60" is not limited to being directly arranged on the housing 10a or the front door 10d, but via a member (for example, the reel unit 35 or the like) attached to the housing 10a or the front door 10d. And indirectly arranged in the housing 10a or the front door 10d, such that it is arranged in the gaming machine 10.

According to the present invention, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 contacts the identifying portion 60. This makes it possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle. For example, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond the predetermined rotation angle from the housed state.
That is, it is possible to prevent rotation in the deployment direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent breakage of the fragile surrounding members arranged in the housing.

Further, according to the present invention, a portion of the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the specific portion 60 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, etc., and initially transparent and good visibility can be secured. However, the damage on the surface reduces the visibility. According to the present invention, the second defining portion 150, which is provided at a position different from the inspection region 170, comes into contact with the specifying portion 60, so that a position on the surface of the substrate case 100 different from the inspection region 170 is damaged. Therefore, even if the visibility is lowered, the inspection area 170 does not come into contact with the handle 70 as the specific portion 60, so that the surface of the inspection area 170 is not damaged and good visibility can be maintained.

Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a housing 10a having an opening on the front side, a front door 10d capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing 10a and closing the opening in a closed state, a base member 120 and a cover member 110 are combined. And a transparent substrate case 100 that is disposed inside the housing 10a and that accommodates the circuit board 230 so that it can be seen from the outside, and the substrate case 100 is rotated from the accommodated state to the expanded state. In the gaming machine 10 provided with a rotatable supporting means 111, the cover member 110 is provided with a second defining portion 150, and when the substrate case 100 is in the expanded state, the second defining portion 150 is provided. Is formed so as to come into contact with the specific portion 60 arranged on the housing 10a or the front door 10d, and the surface area of the substrate case 100 is a fraud prevention means for preventing fraud on the substrate case 100. Is provided, and the second defining portion 150 is provided at a position different from that of the misconduct prevention area 180.

According to the present invention, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 contacts the identifying portion 60. This makes it possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle. For example, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond the predetermined rotation angle from the housed state.
That is, it is possible to prevent rotation in the deployment direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent breakage of a fragile peripheral member arranged in the housing 10a. ..
Further, according to the present invention, of the surface of the substrate case 100, the portion that comes into contact with the specific portion 60 is damaged due to scratches or the like on the surface, and for example, sealing seals 250 to 252 or the like as fraud prevention means. If a fraud prevention device such as a sealing pin or caulking is provided, the fraud prevention device such as the sealing seal 250 to 252 or the sealing pin or caulking will be damaged. There is a possibility that the inspection worker mistakenly recognizes that a fraudulent act was performed on the fraud prevention means such as the seals 250 to 252 and the sealing pin.
According to the present invention, in the surface area of the substrate case 100, the second defining portion 150, which is located at a position different from the fraud prevention area 180, comes into contact with the identifying portion 60, so that the surface area of the substrate case 100 is Even if a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 is damaged, the fraud prevention means in the fraud prevention area 180 does not come into contact with the specific portion 60. Therefore, the fraud prevention means, for example, the seals 250 to 252 or the seal. The pins and caulks will not be damaged, and there will be no misunderstanding that there was any misconduct.
As a result, the function of the fraud prevention unit can be normally maintained, and the presence or absence of the fraud can be accurately determined by the function of the fraud prevention unit. As a result, the accuracy of the inspection work for determining the presence or absence of fraudulent activity can be ensured, and as a result, fraudulent activity can be prevented.

The "misconduct prevention means" specifically includes, for example, the seals 250 to 252, the seal pin, the caulking and the like.
Further, the "identifying portion 60" is not limited to being directly arranged in the housing 10a (specifically, inside the side plate or inside the back plate 10b). Specifically, for example, a reel unit. The parts of the handle 70 attached to the 35 are included, and the parts of the handle 70 are not directly arranged on the back plate 10b or the like of the housing 10a, but the back plate 10b of the housing 10a or the like. Those that are attached to parts such as the reel unit 35 attached to the middle plate or the like are included. As described above, the "identifying unit 60" is not limited to being directly arranged on the housing 10a or the front door 10d, but via a member (for example, the reel unit 35 or the like) attached to the housing 10a or the front door 10d. And indirectly arranged in the housing 10a or the front door 10d, so that it is arranged in the gaming machine 10.

Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a housing 10a having an opening on the front side, a front door 10d capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing 10a and closing the opening in a closed state, a base member 120 and a cover member 110 are combined. And a transparent substrate case 100 that is disposed inside the housing 10a and that houses the circuit board 230 so that the circuit board 230 is visible from the outside, and the substrate case 100 is expanded from the housed state to the unfolded state. In the gaming machine 10 including a rotatable supporting means 111 and a cover member 110, a second defining portion 150 is provided, and when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion is formed. The part 150 is formed so as to contact the specific part 60 arranged in the housing 10a, and the specific part 60 is assembled to a predetermined part arranged in the housing 10a, and the predetermined part It is characterized in that it also functions as a handle 70 for gripping.

According to the present invention, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 contacts the identifying portion 60. This makes it possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle. For example, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond the predetermined rotation angle from the housed state.
That is, it is possible to prevent rotation in the deployment direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent breakage of the fragile surrounding members arranged in the housing.
Further, according to the present invention, the specifying unit 60 is assembled to a predetermined component arranged in the housing 10a, and also functions as a handle 70 for gripping the predetermined component. Thereby, when arranging the predetermined component for mounting inside the housing 10a or when removing from the inside of the housing 10a, the operator grips and lifts the specific portion 60 as a handle 70, and works such as mounting or dismounting. Can be carried out, which is convenient when attaching and detaching the predetermined component. This makes it possible to facilitate the attachment or detachment work, simplify the attachment or detachment work, improve workability, and improve work efficiency.
The "identifying unit 60" is not limited to being directly arranged in the housing 10a (specifically, inside the side plate or inside the back plate 10b). Specifically, for example, a reel unit. The parts of the handle 70 attached to the 35 are included, and the parts of the handle 70 are not directly arranged on the back plate 10b or the like of the housing 10a, but the back plate 10b of the housing 10a or the like. It is attached to the reel unit 35 attached to the middle plate or the like. As described above, the “identifying section 60” is not limited to being directly arranged on the housing 10a, but indirectly on the housing 10a via a member (for example, the reel unit 35 or the like) attached to the housing 10a. By being arranged, it includes those arranged in the gaming machine 10.

Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is further capable of contacting the rear side of the front door 10d with the substrate case 100 in the expanded state when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state. A front door-side contact portion 700 is provided, the front door-side contact portion 700 contacts a first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the first defining portion 140 is connected to the inspection area 170. Are provided at different positions.

According to the present invention, when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact portion 700 contacts the first defining portion 140 on the surface of the substrate case 100 in the expanded state.
Of the surface of the substrate case 100, the portion that comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, etc. Even if initially transparent and good visibility can be secured, The surface damage will reduce the visibility. According to the present invention, the first defining portion 140 provided at a position different from the inspection region 170 comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700, so that the surface of the substrate case 100 is different from the inspection region 170. Even if the position is injured due to damage, the inspection region 170 does not come into contact with the first defining portion 140, so that the surface of the inspection region 170 is not damaged and good visibility can be maintained.

Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is further capable of contacting the rear side of the front door 10d with the substrate case 100 in the expanded state when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state. A front door-side contact portion 700 is provided, the front door-side contact portion 700 contacts a first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the first defining portion 140 is the fraud prevention area. It is characterized in that it is provided at a position different from 180.

According to the present invention, when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact portion 700 contacts the first defining portion 140 on the surface of the substrate case 100 in the expanded state.
According to the present invention, a portion of the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the front door-side contact portion 700 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, and for example, a seal sticker 250 as a fraud prevention means. In the case where a means for preventing fraudulent activity such as 252, a sealing pin, caulking, etc. is provided, the means for preventing fraudulent activity such as the sealing seals 250 to 252 and a means for preventing fraudulent activity, such as a sealing pin, crimping, etc., will be damaged. There is a possibility that an inspection worker who has inspected the item may erroneously recognize that a fraudulent act has been performed on the fraudulent activity preventing means such as the seals 250 to 252 and the sealing pin.

According to the present invention, in the surface area of the substrate case 100, the first defining portion 140, which is located at a position different from the fraud prevention area 180, comes into contact with the front door-side contact portion 700, so that the surface area of the substrate case 100. Of these, even if a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 is damaged, the fraud prevention means in the fraud prevention area 180 does not come into contact with the front door side contact portion 700, so that a fraud prevention means such as a seal is used. The seals 250 to 252, the sealing pin, the caulking, etc. will not be damaged, and there will be no erroneous recognition that there was a misconduct.
As a result, the function of the fraud prevention unit can be normally maintained, and the presence or absence of the fraud can be accurately determined by the function of the fraud prevention unit. As a result, the accuracy of the inspection work for determining the presence or absence of fraudulent activity can be ensured, and as a result, fraudulent activity can be prevented.

It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the game machine from the front. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the game machine with which the front door was opened from the front diagonally upper right. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the board|substrate case from the front diagonally upper right. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the state which decomposed|disassembled the board case and the case holder from diagonally forward and upper right. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention and is the figure which looked at the substrate case from the front. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (A) is a conceptual diagram which shows the state in which a board|substrate case is a state in which the front door is in the middle of a transition from an open state to a closed state, and (B) is front. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the state which the door further transfers to a closed state, and the front door side contact part of a front door and the 1st prescription|regulation part of a board|substrate case are contacting. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure seen from the front diagonally upper right of the handle attached to the reel unit upper surface. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the board|substrate case and reel unit of the unfolding state from the front diagonal lower right. FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of the present invention, and is a vertical cross-sectional view of a substrate case in a developed state and a reel unit upper part. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a conceptual diagram which shows the handle used as a blindfold. It is a 3rd Embodiment of this invention and is an external appearance perspective view which shows the back side of a protective cover. It is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which looked at the case holder diagonally from the front lower right. It is a 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance side view of a board|substrate case and a case holder of an accommodation state. It is a 3rd Embodiment of this invention and is a partially expanded view of FIG. It is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance side view of the board|substrate case of a deployment state, a case holder, and a reel unit. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the board|substrate case and case holder of the accommodation state from the front diagonal left. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure seen from the front diagonal left of the board|substrate case of an intermediate state. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure seen from the front diagonal left of the board|substrate case of a deployment state. It is a 6th Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a rear view of the holder which accommodates a biasing means, (B) is an external view which shows a biasing means and a slide piece. It is the 6th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (A) is an external perspective view seen from the front diagonal lower right of the board|substrate case of an accommodation state, (B) is a partially expanded view of FIG. 20(A). .. 21B is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 21 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, which is an external perspective view of the substrate case in an intermediate state as seen from the front lower right side. It is the 6th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view seen from the back diagonally lower right of the board case of an intermediate state. FIG. 23 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG. 22, which is the sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is the 6th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (A) is the figure seen from the rear diagonally upper left of the board|substrate case of a development state, (B) is a partially expanded view of (A). It is the 7th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the game machine with which the front door was opened from the front diagonally upper right. 7A is a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a state where the front door is in the process of transitioning from the open state to the closed state, and the rotation angle from the housed state is an obtuse angle; , (B) is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the front door further shifts to a closed state and the front door side contact portion of the front door is in contact with the first defining portion of the substrate case, (C) 8A is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the front door further moves to a closed state and the front door side contact portion of the front door is in contact with the first defining portion of the substrate case.

(First embodiment)
In this specification, at each description point, the game is viewed from a player who is positioned toward the front of the gaming machine 10, that is, a player who is sitting in a chair installed in front of the gaming machine 10. The direction from the machine 10 toward the player's front side is the "front" direction, and the opposite direction is the "rear" direction. Similarly, the left and right directions such as "left" and "right", and "up" and "down". The up and down directions such as mean the left direction and the right direction or the up direction and the down direction when viewed from the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 10.

In addition, for convenience of description, in each of the drawings, the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis are shown, except for some of the drawings. The directions of the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis are the same even in different drawings. In the following, the positive side in the x-axis direction (the arrow direction of the x-axis) is the “right” side, the negative side in the x-axis direction (the direction opposite to the arrow of the x-axis) is the “left” side, and the positive side in the y-axis direction (y-axis). Arrow direction) is the "rear" side, the y-axis direction negative side (the direction opposite to the y-axis arrow) is the "front" side, the z-axis direction positive side (the z-axis arrow direction) is the "up" side, z The negative side in the axial direction (the direction opposite to the arrow on the z-axis) is defined as the “down” side, but this is merely to show the relative positional relationship of each part, and the absolute position of each part. It does not limit the relationship.

A slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a rectangular box-shaped housing 10a having a front opening that opens in the front direction, and the front opening of the housing 10a is openably and closably closed. And a front door 10d that closes the front opening.

An intermediate panel 27a made of thin resin is provided on the upper portion of the front door 10d. In the center of the middle panel 27a, the symbols on the circumference of the three reels 26 (the left reel 13 on the left side from the front, the middle reel 14 in the center, and the right reel 15 on the right side) can be seen. A possible symbol display window portion 10e is formed. The symbol display window portion 10e is formed so that when the rotation of all three reels 26 is stopped, a total of nine symbols arranged in three columns and three rows are shown to the player. This symbol display window portion 10e is provided on the front side of the reel 26, and is for visually recognizing a plurality of symbols stopped on the activated line 26a when the rotation of the reel 26 is stopped. The reel 26 is capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols via the symbol display window portion 10e.

In the rearward direction (backward direction) of the symbol display window portion 10e, three stepping motors (not shown), a total of three reels 26 rotated by each of the stepping motors, the stepping motor, and A reel unit 35 having a unit holder (not shown) for holding the reel 26 is arranged. Further, the reel unit 35 is provided with a reel position sensor (not shown) for detecting that the rotational position of the reel 26 is a reference position (reference position). The stepping motor is driven based on a drive signal for driving the stepping motor output from the main control means (not shown).

Below the symbol display window 10e, a credit indicator 29a for displaying the number of credit medals, which is the number of stored credit medals, and a medal paid out from the gaming machine 10 arranged on the left side of the credit indicator 29a. And a payout number display 29b for displaying the total number of coins. These indicators consist of two 7-segment LED indicators. The 7-segment LED display is composed of seven segments (LEDs) that can be individually turned on and off to express one character such as a decimal Arabic numeral. By having two 7-segment LED indicators, the credit indicator 29a can display a 2-digit stored number and the payout number indicator 29b can display a 2-digit dispensed number.

A lower panel 27b is provided below the front door 10d. The front door 10d is provided with an operating portion 28 located above the lower panel 27b and protruding toward the front of the front door 10d.
In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, medals to be inserted as conditions for starting a game are previously inserted from a medal insertion slot 11 described later, and a maximum of 50 credit medals can be stored internally as a credit medal ( It has a function of electronically storing and managing the number of inserted sheets as electronic data. The maximum number of medals that can be stored as 50 is set as the maximum number of credit medals.
On the right side of the upper surface of the operation unit 28, a medal insertion slot 11 for inserting a medal as a game medium is provided.

Inside the housing 10a, in the vicinity of the medal insertion slot 11, it is selected whether the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 11 are genuine or not, and only the regular medals are transferred to the hopper unit 36 described later. A leading medal selector 11a is provided. The medal selector 11a is provided with an insertion sensor (not shown) that detects the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 11 one by one.

A medal passage is provided inside the housing 10a, and medals rejected as non-genuine medals by the medal selector 11a and medals paid out from the hopper unit 36 pass through the medal passage and will be described later. It is paid out from the medal payout exit 12.
Specifically, the medal selector 11a has a passage for accumulating the medals inserted from the medal insertion port 11 in the hopper unit 36 by the operation of a cancel coil using an electromagnet, and a medal receiving tray described later from the medal payout outlet 12. It is formed so that it can be switched to the passage leading to 37. As a result, it is possible to switch between storing the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 11 as credit medals or paying them out to the medal tray 37.

Below the medal insertion slot 11, a settlement switch 25 for paying out all the medals credited by the credit function is provided.

At the center of the operation portion 28, three stop switches 50 corresponding to the three reels 26 are provided in order to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels 26 by the operation. The stop switch 50 has a left stop switch 21 for stopping the left reel 13, a middle stop switch 22 for stopping the middle reel 14, and a right stop switch 23 for stopping the right reel 15. ing. That is, these stop switches 50 are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels 26, and after starting the variable display of the symbols of the plurality of reels 26, the variable display of the symbols of the reels 26 is individually stopped by the operation of the player. It is for making it.

On the left side of the stop switch 50, a start switch 20 for starting the rotation of the reel 26 on condition that a medal is inserted or a bet switch 40 described later is operated is provided. That is, the start switch 20 is for starting the variable display of the symbols on the reel 26 by the operation of the player.

Above the start switch 20, there is provided a bet switch 40 capable of betting pre-stored medals in order to set the bet number of medals for starting a game.
Above the start switch 20, as a bet switch 40, a credit that has accumulated the number of medals from the accumulated number of medals (the number of credited medals) to the maximum number of medals (specifically, for example, 3). The maximum bet switch 18 is subtracted from the maximum number of inserted medals, and the maximum bet switch 18 is subtracted from the number of credit medals until the number of inserted medals reaches one. A 1 bet switch 19 is provided.

By operating the start switch 20 while the number of bets set by the operation of the bet switch 40 has reached the specified number, the bet number is fixed, and one of a plurality of winning combinations is selected by a lottery. A lottery for winning or losing (role lottery) is performed. In addition, almost simultaneously with the role lottery, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (a so-called wait time of 4.1 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the rotation of the reel 26 in the previous game, and the predetermined time has elapsed. The reels 26 are formed so as not to start rotating until that time, and all three reels 26 can start rotating after the predetermined time has elapsed.
On the right side of the max bet switch 18, a chance button 24 that can be operated by the player in a predetermined effect is provided.

Further, in the present embodiment, the display device 16 as a production device, the speaker 17, and the production lamp 38 are provided.

Although not particularly shown, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a setting change switch is provided on the back side of the front door 10d, and this setting change switch is a setting key of the main control board unit 30 described later. This is for changing the setting together with the switch. The setting change switch is also used as a reset switch.

Further, although not particularly shown, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with a setting indicator, and this setting indicator is a 7-segment small LED, and a setting value of the winning probability described later. When setting, the set value is displayed. The setting value of the gaming machine 10 is displayed on the setting display, but it is provided on the back surface of the front door 10d so as not to be visible from the outside, and after the setting of the setting value, the display is canceled. It

Inside the housing 10a corresponding to the lower part of the front door 10d, a hopper unit 36 capable of storing medals and paying out medals, and a power supply unit 33 for supplying electric power to each component. And are arranged.
Although not shown, the power supply unit 33 is provided with a power switch that can be operated to turn on or turn off the power.

A medal payout opening 12 through which medals are paid out from the hopper unit 36 in a predetermined case is formed in the lower portion of the front door 10d. Below the medal payout opening 12, in order to store the medals paid out from the medal payout exit 12, a dish-shaped medal receiving tray 37 opening upward is formed. If the number of credited medals is less than the maximum number of medals, which is 50, the medals that have been won are not paid out from the medal payout opening 12 and added to the number of credit medals until the number of medals reaches 50.

The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment enables a game to be started by inserting a predetermined number (specifically, 3) of medals by operating the bet switch 40 or inserting medals. Then, by depressing the start switch 20, the reel 26 is started to rotate and the game is started, and at the same time, a winning or lottery winning combination is carried out. Then, the gaming machine 10 stops the rotation of the reel 26 so as to match the result of the winning lottery, based on the operation timing of the stop switch 50 corresponding to each reel 26 and the result of the winning lottery. The gaming machine 10 has a predetermined profit such as winning a prize and paying out a predetermined number of medals when the combination of the symbols forming the winning combination is stopped on the activated line 26a by the combination of the symbols at the time of stop. Is given to the player. This completes one game.

This effective line 26a is, specifically, a plurality of reels 26 which can be formed by connecting one of the symbols displayed on the three reels 26, which is visible from the symbol display window portion 10e, one for each reel 26. Of the lines that penetrate all of the above, it is a line that defines the arrangement of the symbol combinations that are effective for winning a prize. This line becomes the active line 26a by betting a prescribed number of bets (a predetermined number, which is 3 in the present embodiment).

On the front door 10d, a section notification lamp 29c is provided between the credit display 29a and the payout number display 29b to notify that the current effect state is a so-called "advantageous section".

The section notification lamp 29c is turned on when the shift to the “advantageous section” is made.
The section notification lamp 29c is always lit while the push order notification state is the "advantageous section", and is turned off when the shift to the "non-advantageous section" is made.

The section notification lamp 29c is not limited to the one described above, and for example, one dot or lighting in the area where the two-digit seven segment of the payout number display 29b or the credit display 29a is displayed. You may implement by a lamp etc.

The front door 10d is provided with an effect device for informing the player of various information such as winning of the lottery by sound, light, video or the like. This effect device performs an effect based on a sub-control unit described later, and includes a speaker 17, an effect lamp 38, and a display device 16.

The speakers 17 are arranged on the upper left and right of the front door 10d and on the lower left and right of the front door 10d.

The effect lamps 38 are arranged on the upper part of the front door 10d and on the left and right of the lower part of the front door 10d.

The display device 16 is a liquid crystal display device for displaying various images on its screen.

In the present embodiment, a control device is formed inside the gaming machine 10 as a control means for controlling the overall operation of the gaming machine 10. This control device receives a main control means for advancing a game to control a game state (progress of the game) and information (command) transmitted from the main control means, and controls effects according to the progress of the game. However, it is provided with a sub-control unit that performs control for performing an effect that mainly informs the player of information regarding the game content.

Further, inside the gaming machine 10 having the housing 10a and the front door 10d, there are a main control board unit 30, a sub control board unit 31, a liquid crystal unit 32, a power supply unit 33, a connector unit 34, a reel unit 35, a hopper unit 36, and the like. It is stored.

The main control board unit 30 is a circuit board 230 (see FIG. 5) as a main control means for performing basic control in the game such as winning a lottery and winning judgment, and the sub control board unit 31 is a game such as a light emitting lamp or a voice effect. Sub control boards (not shown) are respectively provided as sub control means for performing control related to the effect in FIG.
In addition, the liquid crystal unit 32 is a circuit board (not shown) that performs control related to effects by the image displayed on the display device 16, and the power supply unit 33 is a circuit board (not shown) that supplies power to each device in the gaming machine 10. The connector units 34 each include a circuit board (not shown) that mediates a cable connected to a specific device.
Further, the reel unit 35 is a circuit board (not shown) that independently controls the rotation of the reels 26 (the left reel 13, the middle reel 14, and the right reel 15), and the hopper unit 36 is inserted into the medal insertion slot 11. Each circuit board (not shown) is provided for storing the medals and controlling the sending of the medals to the medal payout opening 12 based on a signal from the main control board unit 30.

Any of the various circuit boards provided in these units can be the target of unauthorized access by an unauthorized person performing an illegal act, a so-called goto act.
For example, in the circuit board 230 as a main control board provided in the main control board unit 30, basic control in the gaming machine 10, specifically, winning probability data for performing a role lottery, etc., and a role lottery. A storage device (ROM) in which a program for executing the above is recorded is installed.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the ROM and the RAM are built in the main CPU 234 (see FIG. 5). Therefore, by exchanging the main CPU 234 with a forged storage device, if a specific operation is performed during the game, the bonus game is won and the jackpot is surely a big hit. There may be a cheating person trying to modify. Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, a circuit board of this type is housed in a case and sealed (also referred to as a seal). Also in the present embodiment, the main control board unit 30 has the board case 100 as shown in FIG. 3, and the circuit board 230 (see FIG. 4) is housed inside the board case 100 to A structure for sealing the circuit board 230 is adopted. The substrate case 100 is transparent so that it can be visually recognized from the outside of the substrate case 100.

In this embodiment, the substrate case 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. In particular, the board case 100 for the main control board unit 30 (see FIG. 2) (the board case 100 for sealing the circuit board 230 as the main control board) will be described as an example. It should be noted that the configuration described below can be applied to a substrate case of a unit other than the main control substrate unit 30 (for example, the sub control substrate unit 31, the liquid crystal unit 32, etc.).

The substrate case 100 is formed by assembling a base member 120 and a cover member 110 with each other. The cover member 110 is composed of the cover member main body 130 when it does not have the protective cover 300, and is composed of the cover member main body 130 and the protective cover 300 when it has the protective cover 300.
That is, the substrate case 100 is formed by assembling the base member 120 and the cover member 110 including the cover member main body 130 to each other when the protective cover 300 is not provided, and when the protective cover 300 is provided, It is formed by assembling the cover member 110 in which the protective cover 300 is assembled to the cover member main body 130, and the base member 120.
Here, the protective cover 300 covers the front side of the cover member main body 130 in order to prevent unauthorized access from the outside to the connectors 261 to 263 arranged on the circuit board 230. The cover member main body 130 is provided with connector insertion holes 131 to 133, and cables (not shown) connected to the connectors 261 to 263 are connected to the outside of the substrate case 100 via the connector insertion holes 131 to 133. There is.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cover member body 130 of the cover member 110 covers the front side (y-axis direction negative side) of the circuit board 230, and the base member 120 is the rear side (y-axis direction positive side) of the circuit board 230. To cover.

The board case 100 is attached to the front side of the back plate 10b (see FIG. 2) of the housing 10a via a case holder 200 (housing side member) provided on the rear side of the board case 100.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a protective cover 300 is formed on the front side of the cover member body 130 so that it can be attached.
Specifically, when attaching the protective cover 300, as shown in FIG. 4, with the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 arranged on the front surface side of the base member 120, a screw (not shown), It is passed through the left fixing member insertion portion 322 penetrating to the left side of the protective cover 300 and screwed to the cover member main body 130.
Then, the left fixing member 323 is fitted to the left fixing member insertion portion 322 in order to prevent unauthorized access to a screw (not shown).
Similarly, with the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 arranged on the front surface side of the base member 120, pass a screw (not shown) through the right fixing member insertion portion 320 penetrating to the right side of the protective cover 300. , The right fixing portion 113 on the right side of the base member 120 is screwed.
Then, the right fixing member 321 is fitted to the right fixing member insertion portion 320 in order to prevent unauthorized access to a screw (not shown).
Thus, the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 are arranged on the front surface side of the base member 120, that is, the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 are sandwiched between the base member 120 and the protective cover 300. Thus, it is possible to form the board case 100 in which the base member 120, the circuit board 230, the cover member body 130, and the protective cover 300 are integrated. In the case where the protective cover 300 is not provided, the cover member main body 130 having the circuit board 230 attached to the rear surface side with screws is fixed to the base member 120 with screws (not shown).
Further, when the protective cover 300 is provided, the protective cover 300 is attached to both the base member 120 and the cover member main body 130 constituting the substrate case 100 as in the present embodiment, and the base member 120 and It may be attached to only one of the cover member bodies 130.
A horizontally long sealing seal 251 is attached to the front surface side of the left fixing member 323 so as to cover the front surface side of the left fixing member insertion portion 322. Similarly, a similar horizontally long sealing seal 252 is attached to the front surface side of the right fixing member 321 so as to cover the front surface side of the right fixing member insertion portion 320.

Here, among the members of the case holder 200, the base member 120, the circuit board 230, the cover member main body 130, and the protective cover 300 shown in FIG. 4, members other than the circuit board 230 (particularly, the cover forming the board case 100). The member main body 130 and the base member 120) are mainly formed of a transparent ABS resin (a thermoplastic resin composed of components such as acrylonitrile, butadiene (Butadiene) and styrene (Styrene)). This is in consideration of making it possible to visually detect an unauthorized modification of the circuit board 230 housed inside the board case 100 from the outside of the board case 100. In the present embodiment, the protective cover 300, the cover member main body 130, the base member 120, and the case holder 200 are injection molded products mainly made of transparent resin. The protective cover 300 may be made of a semitransparent resin in order to hide the type and accurate position of the electronic component in the substrate case 100 from the outside.

The cover member main body 130, the base member 120, the case holder 200, the protective cover 300, and the circuit board 230 shown in FIG. 4 are assembled in the manufacturing factory of the gaming machine 10 by the assembly procedures 1 to 4 described below.

In the assembly procedure 1, the circuit board 230 is assembled on the rear surface side of the cover member main body 130.
In the assembly procedure 1, the circuit board 230 is assembled to the cover member body 130 with the side of the circuit board 230 on which various electronic components are arranged facing the front side.

As a result, when the manager of the gaming hall opens the front door 10d of the gaming machine 10, there is no abnormality in various electronic components mounted on the circuit board 230, or the ROM is illegally replaced with a forged one. It is possible to easily visually confirm whether or not it has been done.
In addition, since the front side of the circuit board 230 on which various electronic components are mounted can be covered with the cover member main body 130, the electronic components of the circuit board 230 collide with other members in the subsequent procedure. It is possible to prevent problems such as breakage due to damage.

In the present embodiment, screws (not shown) are inserted from the rear side of the circuit board 230 into the screw holes provided at the four corners of the circuit board 230, and the tip end (front end) of the screw is covered by the cover member body. The circuit board 230 is fixed to the cover member main body 130 by being screwed onto the rear surface side of the 130. Of course, the method of fixing the circuit board 230 to the cover member body 130 is not limited to the above-described fixing method, and another method may be used. As a result, the assembly procedure 1 is completed.

In the assembling procedure 2, the cover member main body 130 to which the circuit board 230 is attached as described above is assembled to the front surface side of the base member 120, and the circuit board 230 is accommodated in the board case 100. ..
Specifically, in the assembly procedure 2, first, the cover member main body 130 is arranged on the front surface side of the base member 120, and the cover member main body 130 is fitted into the base member 120. As a result, the circuit board 230 is accommodated between the base member 120 and the cover member main body 130.

In the present embodiment, the circuit board 230 is attached to the cover member main body 130 side, and the integrated circuit board 230 is attached to the base member 120 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the base member 120 side The circuit board 230 may be attached by means of screws or the like, and the cover member body 130 may be attached to the front side of the integrated body.

The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with the rotation supporting means 111 capable of rotating the substrate case 100 from the housed state to the deployed state in which the substrate case 100 is rotated.
The rotation support means 111 includes a right shaft 112, a left shaft 114, a right bearing 212, a left bearing 210, a right shaft support portion 116 (annular portion 117), a left shaft support portion 118 (a guide piece 119), which will be described later. ) And at least.
The rotation support means 111 described above will be described more specifically.
The base member 120 according to the present embodiment is formed with a substantially cylindrical right shaft 112 protruding from the lower part of the right end face of the base member 120 toward the right side, and extends from the lower part of the left end face of the base member 120 to the left side. A substantially columnar left-side shaft 114 is formed so as to protrude. The central axes of the right shaft 112 and the left shaft 114 are arranged so as to be the same.
On the lower right side of the front side of the case holder 200, a right bearing 212 capable of supporting a part of the lower side of the right shaft 112 of the base member 120 projects toward the front side, and also on the lower side of the front side of the case holder 200. On the left side, a left bearing 210 as a lower bearing capable of supporting a part of the lower side shaft 114 of the base member 120 on the lower side projects toward the front side.

A right shaft support portion 116 having an annular portion 117 capable of rotatably supporting the right shaft 112 is fixed to the case holder 200 via a screw (a predetermined fixing member).
Similarly, a left shaft support 118 having a guide piece 119 serving as an upper bearing capable of guiding the upper side of the left shaft 114 is fixed to the case holder 200 via a screw (not shown). Then, in order to prevent unauthorized access to the screw (not shown), the fixing member 121 is fitted to the left shaft support 118.
A snap latch 122 is provided on the front right side of the board case 100. When the snap latch 122 is pulled toward the front, the substrate case 100 becomes rotatable, and the substrate case 100 is formed to be held in the housed state by pushing the snap latch 122.

The substrate case 100 is accommodated by the above-described rotation support means 111 in a housed state in which the back surface of the base member 120 is along the front surface of the case holder 200 as shown in FIG. 3 and the base member as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. The board case 100 can be rotated with respect to the case holder 200 while the back surface of the 120 is separated from the front surface of the case holder 200 and the board case 100 is visible from the back side. ing. For this reason, an operator who checks the presence or absence of a trace of unauthorized access to the board case 100 can confirm the board case 100 in the housed state from the front side of the housing 10a and put the board case 100 in the unfolded state. Thus, the rear side of the board case 100 can be visually checked without removing the board case 100 from the case holder 200. In the case where an electronic component in the circuit board 230 is replaced with an unauthorized component, or when an unauthorized component is added between the main CPU 234 and the circuit board 230, for example, the front surface or the back surface of the circuit board 230. A trace of replacement or the like remains on at least one surface of the. Since it is possible to easily confirm from both the front surface and the back surface without removing the board case 100, it is possible to detect traces of fraudulent activity at an early stage and facilitate early detection of fraudulent activity. It is formed in. By facilitating early detection of fraud, it is possible to suppress unauthorized access to the board case 100.

The board case 100 rotates, but the case holder 200 for fixing the board case 100 is fixed to the back plate 10b of the housing 10a and does not move. When the number of rotating members increases, it is necessary to secure a large space for rotation inside the housing 10a. In the present embodiment, since only the substrate case 100 rotates and the case holder 200 is fixed without rotating, the space for rotating the housing 10a described above can be narrowed.

The maximum rotation angle of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state (the rotation angle required from the housed state to the unfolded state) is the angle at which the back side of the substrate case 100 can be visually recognized in the front view of the housing 10a, which is 110 degrees in this embodiment. However, the angle is not particularly limited to this.
If the maximum rotation angle in this unfolded state is small, it will be difficult to visually confirm the back side of the substrate case 100 from the inspection operator on the front side of the gaming machine 10 even if the substrate case 100 is rotated to the unfolded state. .. Therefore, the maximum rotation angle of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state is preferably 60 degrees or more. The maximum rotation angle of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state is more preferably 70 degrees or more, and further preferably 80 degrees or more. On the other hand, if the maximum rotation angle in the unfolded state of the board case 100 is too large, the rotation range of the board case 100 becomes large, and it becomes difficult to arrange other members, harnesses, etc. around the board case 100. Therefore, the maximum rotation angle of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state is preferably 120 degrees or less. Further, the maximum rotation angle of the substrate case 100 is more preferably 110 degrees or less.

The substrate case 100 according to the present embodiment has a structure in which the lower right horizontal shaft 112 and the left horizontal shaft 114 in the housed state rotate in the unfolded direction (lower edge center rotating structure). The rotation mode of the substrate case 100 is not particularly limited to this. Specifically, for example, a structure that rotates about a horizontal horizontal axis near the upper portion (upper edge) of the substrate case 100 (upper edge center rotation structure) may be used. Alternatively, the structure may be such that it rotates about the vertical axis of the left edge in the vertical direction. However, considering the rotation space of the substrate case 100, the ease of visual confirmation in the inspection work by the inspection operator, and the fact that the inspection operator performs the maintenance of the substrate case 100 in the expanded state, etc. of the present embodiment, As described above, it is preferable to adopt a structure in which the right side shaft 112 and the left side shaft 114 at the lower portion of the substrate case 100 are rotated as the workability of the inspection work is improved.

In the present embodiment, engagement of the cover member main body 130 and the base member 120 is defined as "A caulking", and a portion of the substrate case 100 to which "A caulking" is applied is defined as "A caulking portion". doing.
"A caulking part" is illegal on the circuit board inside the board case 100 from the time the game machine is shipped from the manufacturing plant until the inspection machine of the game machine opens the board case 100 to inspect the circuit board. This is a portion for sealing the substrate case 100 so that no modification or the like is performed, and leaving a trace of the substrate case 100 when it is illegally opened.
In FIG. 5, a portion corresponding to the "A crimped portion" is indicated by reference numeral "A".

The "A caulking part" is not particularly limited in the place where it is installed or the number of installations. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, one “A crimp portion” is provided at each of the upper left corner portion and the upper right corner portion of substrate case 100.
In addition, in the present embodiment, although not particularly shown, a plurality of other members are provided for engaging a plurality of members and leaving a trace thereof when the member is illegally opened. The caulking part is formed.

In the assembling procedure 3, the base member 120 and the cover member integrated with the front side of the case holder 200 (case side member) fixed to the front side of the back plate 10b (FIG. 2) of the case 10a with screws or the like. Assemble the main body 130.

In the assembly procedure 4, the protective cover 300 is assembled on the front surface side of the cover member main body 130.
When the above-mentioned assembling procedures 1 to 4 are completed, the board case 100 is attached to the housing 10a. The protective cover 300 may be attached to the front side of the cover member body 130 from the beginning.

In the present embodiment, the surface area of the board case 100 includes a board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230 and a part that is arranged in the board case 100 and needs to be visually inspected from outside the board case 100. An inspection area 170 covering at least one side is provided.
Note that, in FIG. 5, the cover member main body 130 and the cover member 110 such as the protective cover 300 are transparent members, and therefore, there are portions in which a diagram and the like are omitted for convenience, but they are arranged on the circuit board 230. The surface area of the board case 100 on the front side of at least one of the parts requiring inspection (main CPU 234 and the like) and the board identification information 232 is an inspection area 170.
Therefore, the inspection area 170 may be related to only the parts requiring the above-mentioned inspection, only the board identification information 232, or both the parts requiring the above-mentioned inspection and the board identification information 232.
The inspection area 170 is not limited to the front surface side of the substrate case 100, and may be the side surface side, for example. In particular, in the case where an unauthorized component is added between the main CPU 234 and the circuit board 230 described above, it may be easier to understand the trace of the unauthorized activity if the board case 100 is inspected from the side.
Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the “parts that are arranged inside the substrate case 100 and need to be visually inspected from the outside of the substrate case 100” include a main CPU 234, a ratio monitor 231 and a monitor LED 240. ..
Here, the main CPU 234 is a central processing unit in the circuit board 230 as the main control board.
In addition, the winning ratio monitor 231 is for collecting the so-called winning ratio by the gaming machine itself and displaying it in 7 segments on the monitor.
Further, the monitor LED 240 is arranged on the circuit board 230 and is connected to various sensors of the gaming machine 10 to display whether or not the various sensors of the gaming machine 10 are effectively functioning by a lighting state. It is for. This monitor LED 240 lights up when the corresponding sensor detects a medal or operation, and turns off when it does not detect a medal or operation, thereby illuminating whether or not various sensors of the gaming machine are functioning effectively. Is displayed by.
The "board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230" is a board ID that is printed on the circuit board 230 and can identify the type and model number of the circuit board 230, as shown in FIG. The board identification information is printed.
Here, various caulking parts may be included as the parts included in the inspection area 170.

The surface area of the substrate case 100 according to the present embodiment is provided with a fraud prevention area 180 provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud on the board case 100.
The fraud prevention means serving as the fraud prevention area 180 has a rectangular shape on the left side of the substrate case 100 in FIG. 5, and includes a seal seal 250 for sealing the base member 120 and the cover member 110, and a left fixing member 323. And a tape-shaped sealing seal 251 covering the front side of the left fixing member insertion part 322, a tape-shaped sealing seal 252 covering the front side of the right fixing member 321 and the right fixing member insertion part 320, and various caulking parts (for example, A The caulking part) etc. are included.
The fraud prevention area 180 is not limited to the front surface side of the substrate case 100, and may be the side surface side, for example. In particular, the seal 250 and the like may be attached to the side surface of the substrate case 100.

The front surface of the substrate case 100 is provided with a first defining portion 140 that is a portion on the front end side facing the front side when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state and that is in contact with the rear surface side of the front door 10d. Has been. It should be noted that the first defining portion 140 is a portion on the upper surface side of the substrate case 100, more specifically, the cover member 110, in the accommodated substrate case 100.
As shown in FIG. 6A, when the front door 10d is in the process of transitioning from the open state to the closed state, the front door 10d is separated, and the substrate case 100 is rotatable, the first defining portion 140 Does not come into contact with the back side of the front door 10d, but as shown in FIG. 6(B), the front door 10d further shifts to the closed state, and as the front door side contact portion 700 on the back side of the front door 10d. When the liquid crystal unit 32 and the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 come close to each other, the first defining portion 140 comes into contact with the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700. May occur.
Therefore, the first defining unit 140 is provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180.
That is, the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the front door-side contact portion 700 is easily scratched, and the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 are not arranged in the contact portion.

The contact between the front door side contact portion 700 and the first defining portion 140 and the rotation of the substrate case 100 accompanying the transition of the front door 10d from the open state to the closed state will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6A, when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact portion 700 and the first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100 come into contact with each other, and By pushing in the substrate case 100, the substrate case 100 is rotated to the housed state side.
Even if the front door side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140, the substrate case 100 is prevented from rotating in the direction opposite to the housed state side, that is, in the further developed direction from the deployed state. The rotation support means 111 is prevented from being broken.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state and the front door 10d is closed, the front door side contact portion 700 and the first of the substrate case 100 (cover member 110) are opened. It comes into contact with the regulating portion 140.
At this time, the front door side contact portion 700 is prevented from coming into contact with the inspection area 170 or the fraud prevention area 180 of the board case 100.
Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the front door 10d is further closed, the front door side contact portion 700 pushes the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 is rotated to the accommodation state side.
The positions of the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 of the board case 100 in FIG. 6 indicate that the front door side contact portion 700 does not contact the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180. It does not indicate the exact position of the inspection area 170 or the fraud prevention area 180 in the case 100.

Here, the material of the cover member on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 is formed of a material different from the material of the substrate case 100 described above, and the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 is formed. The cover member on the back surface side of is formed of a material that is more fragile than the substrate case 100 described above.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, on the surface of the substrate case 100, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, a first portion 60 that can come into contact with the specific portion 60 arranged in the housing 10a or the front door 10d. The 2 regulation part 150 is provided.
In the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is provided on the surface of the substrate case 100 at a position different from the above-described inspection area 170 (so-called non-inspection area).
In the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is provided in the rectangular region shown by the alternate long and short dash line near the center of the substrate case 100 in FIG. Specifically, when the second cover 150 has the protective cover 300, it is formed in the surface area of the protective cover 300, and when the second cover 150 does not have the protective cover 300, the cover member main body is formed. Formed on the surface area of 130.

In the present embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 contacts the specific portion 60 arranged in the housing 10a. The specifying unit 60 is assembled to a predetermined component arranged in the housing 10a, and in the present embodiment, it also functions as a handle 70 for gripping the reel unit 35 as the predetermined component. Is.
The identifying unit 60 may be attached to the front door 10d. That is, the specifying unit 60 may be any unit as long as it is arranged somewhere in the space inside the gaming machine 10 when the front door 10d is closed.
The handle 70 is shown in FIG. 7, and has three insertion holes 76, 77, 78 on the front side. The insertion holes 76, 77, 78 are for inserting screws for assembling the handle 70 into the reel unit 35. In the present embodiment, screws are inserted from the front side into the insertion holes 76 and 78, and the screws inserted into the insertion holes 76 and 78 are screwed onto the upper portion of the reel unit 35, as shown in FIG. The handle 70 is attached to the upper front surface of the reel unit 35.
Further, the inner diameters of the insertion holes 76, 77, 78 of the handle 70 are formed to be larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the screw for attaching the handle 70 to the reel unit 35, and the inner diameters of the insertion holes 76, 77, 78 are Is formed so that there is a gap with respect to the outer diameter of the shaft portion.
As shown in FIG. 9, an upper inclined surface 72 is formed on the upper surface of the handle 70 so as to concentrate contact points with the substrate case 100 on specific points. Specifically, since the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface 72 is different from the inclination angle of the lower surface of the protective cover 300, the contact with the substrate case 100 is concentrated on a specific place. However, since a reinforcing rib 74 extending downward from the rear side edge of the upper inclined surface 72 is provided at this specific location, the rigidity as a whole is increased and the risk of damage is reduced. To be done.
The inclination angle of the upper inclined surface 72 is set to be substantially the same as the inclination angle of the lower surface of the protective cover 300, so that the contact area between the upper inclined surface 72 and the lower surface of the protective cover 300 is the upper inclined surface. The surface 72 can be increased in comparison with the case where the surface is a horizontal surface, the contact points are not biased to a specific point, stress concentration can be avoided, and the risk of breakage is further reduced.

Further, a reinforcing rib 74 extending downward from the rear side edge of the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70 is formed. The presence of the reinforcing ribs 74 allows the fingers of the hand to be caught when gripping the handle 70 by hand and lifting the reel unit 35 as a whole, so that the grip can be firmly gripped.

By arranging the handle 70 on the upper part of the reel unit 35, the inside of the substrate case 100, especially the numerical value of the ratio monitor 231 can be seen from the upper part of the symbol display window part 10e under the middle panel 27a. It also functions as a blindfold component that can be prevented.
More specifically, the handle 70 is arranged on the optical axis that connects the “role ratio monitor 231” and the “gap between the reel 26 and the symbol display window portion 10e”.
Further, regarding the color of the handle 70, if it is formed of an opaque material, it is optimal as a blindfold, and even if it is a transparent member, if it is colored rather than colorless, it will function as a blindfold and the opaque material. The handle 70 is less conspicuous when seen through the gap between the reel 26 and the symbol display window portion 10e, as compared with the one formed by.

According to the present embodiment, when substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, second defining portion 150 of substrate case 100 comes into contact with handle 70 as specific portion 60. This makes it possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle. For example, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond the predetermined rotation angle from the housed state.
Specifically, by setting the position where the second defining portion 150 comes into contact with the handle 70 serving as the specifying portion 60 so that the board case 100 comes into contact with the handle 70 when rotated to a predetermined rotation angle (110 degrees), It is possible to prevent the case 100 from rotating until the rotation angle from the housed state becomes an obtuse angle of 110 degrees or more.
The cause of the board case 100 rotating in the unfolding direction beyond the planned maximum rotation angle is that the back side of the board case 100 in the unfolded state when the inspector inspects There is a case where it is accidentally pushed and a force in the developing direction is applied to the substrate case 100.
For example, when the substrate case 100 comes into contact with a portion on the back surface side of the front door 10d in a state where the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to 110 degrees, the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to further increase the rotation angle from the housed state. As a result, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 and the rotation support means 111 from being damaged. That is, it is possible to prevent rotation in the developing direction beyond the maximum rotation angle of 110 degrees, which is designed in advance, and it is possible to prevent damage to the substrate case 100 itself or damage to surrounding members.
A specific example of the peripheral member is, for example, a connector 39 (see FIG. 9) which is weaker than the handle 70. In the present embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the tough handle 70 comes into contact with the substrate case 100 (first) before the fragile peripheral members such as the connector 39. This prevents the substrate case 100 in the expanded state from coming into contact and being damaged.
Further, as an example of the peripheral member, a fragile peripheral member may be arranged on the front door 10d. The effect of preventing) can be produced.
Further, since the handle 70 contacts the substrate case 100, the rotation support means 111 as a hinge is damaged by rotating the substrate case 100 forcibly when the handle 70 is not present, and is connected to the connector 39 as a peripheral member. It is possible to prevent the cable from falling off.

According to the present embodiment, of the surface of substrate case 100, the portion that comes into contact with handle 70 as specific portion 60 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, etc., and is initially transparent and has good visibility. Even if it can be ensured, the visibility is deteriorated due to the damage on the surface. According to the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 provided at a position different from the inspection region 170 comes into contact with the specific portion 60, so that a position different from the inspection region 170 on the surface of the substrate case 100. Even if the non-inspection area, which is a part of the non-inspection area, is less visible due to damage, the inspection area 170 does not come into contact with the handle 70 as the specific portion 60, so that the surface of the inspection area 170 is not damaged and good visibility is obtained. Can be maintained.

Here, the inspection area 170 is formed in at least one of the component which is arranged in the substrate case 100 and needs to be inspected by visual inspection from the outside of the substrate case 100, and the substrate identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. There is. As a result, it is possible to secure the visibility of the inspection area 170 that covers at least one of the component and the board identification information 232 that need to be visually inspected from the outside, and the inspection is performed due to the reduced visibility in the inspection from the outside. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of defects and prevent the inspection work from becoming inefficient and complicated.

According to this embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 comes into contact with the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70 as the specifying portion 60. This makes it possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle (110 degrees). That is, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond the predetermined rotation angle (for example, 110 degrees) from the housed state.
When the substrate case 100 comes into contact with a portion on the rear surface side of the front door 10d in a state where the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to an obtuse angle of 110 degrees, the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to further increase the rotation angle from the housed state. As a result, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 and the rotation support means 111 from being damaged. That is, it is possible to prevent rotation in the deployment direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent damage to the fragile peripheral members arranged in the housing 10a.
Further, in the present embodiment, the portion where the second defining portion 150 and the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70 contact each other is separated from the right shaft 112 and the left shaft 114, which are the rotation shafts on which the substrate case 100 rotates. Is formed in. Generally, the magnitude of the force for rotating the substrate case 100 or the magnitude of the force for stopping the rotation depends on the position where the force acts, and is inversely proportional to the distance of the line of action from the center of rotation (so-called). "Leverage principle".). As a result, in the present embodiment, as compared with a case where a portion for limiting the rotation of the substrate case 100 is provided near the rotation axis, a large force is applied to the portion that limits the rotation when a force is applied. Thus, the effect that the rotation supporting means 111 as a hinge is hard to break is obtained even if the rotation is vigorous, for example.
Also, when the inspector mistakenly pushes the back surface side of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state when the inspector inspects, a force in the unfolding direction is applied to the substrate case 100. Also, even if a force in the developing direction is applied to the substrate case 100 after the rotation of the substrate case 100 comes into contact with the handle 70 and stops, a member for limiting the rotation is provided near the rotation axis. It is possible to prevent the member or the like for stopping the rotation from being damaged, as compared with the one described above.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the member for stopping the rotation from being damaged, as compared with the case where the member for limiting the rotation is provided near the rotation shaft.

According to the present embodiment, the specifying unit 60 is assembled to a predetermined component arranged in the housing 10a, and also functions as a handle 70 for gripping the predetermined component. Thus, when arranging a predetermined component for mounting inside the housing 10a or when removing it from the inside of the housing 10a, a worker holds and grips the specific portion 60 as a handle 70, and works such as mounting or dismounting. Can be carried out, which is convenient when attaching and detaching the predetermined component. This makes it possible to facilitate the attachment or detachment work, simplify the attachment or detachment work, improve workability, and improve work efficiency.

The "identifying portion 60" is not limited to the part of the handle 70 attached to the reel unit 35. Specifically, for example, the identifying portion 60 is directly arranged on the back plate 10b or the like of the housing 10a. Also included are those that can be attached to other parts that are attached to the back plate 10b of the housing 10a, the middle plate, or the like.

Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, on the back side of the front door 10d, it is possible to contact the substrate case 100 in the expanded state when the front door 10d is moved from the open state to the closed state. A front door-side contact portion 700 is provided, and the front door-side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 is pushed in, whereby the substrate case 100 is pushed. Is rotated to the accommodation state side, and the first defining portion 140 is provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 (so-called non-inspection area).

According to the present embodiment, when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state, the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 on the surface of the substrate case 100 in the expanded state. To do.
Of the surface of the substrate case 100, the portion that comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, etc. Even if initially transparent and good visibility can be secured, The surface damage will reduce the visibility. According to the present embodiment, the first defining portion 140 provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700, so that the inspection area 170 on the surface of the substrate case 100 is Even if the visibility is lowered due to damage at different positions, the inspection area 170 does not contact the first defining portion 140, so that the surface of the inspection area 170 is not damaged and good visibility can be maintained. ..
Here, the inspection region 170 covers at least one of a component which is arranged in the substrate case 100 and needs to be inspected by visual inspection from the outside of the substrate case 100, and the substrate identification information 232 attached to the circuit substrate 230. .. As a result, it is possible to ensure the visibility of the inspection area 170 that covers at least one of the component and the board identification information 232. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of defects and prevent the inspection work from becoming inefficient and complicated.

According to the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is formed on the protective cover 300 that is separately attached to the members (the base member 120 and the cover member main body 130 in this embodiment) forming the substrate case 100. Therefore, even if the second defining portion 150 is damaged by coming into contact with the specific portion 60, the aesthetic appearance of the substrate case 100 can be maintained by replacing the protective cover 300.
According to the present embodiment, since the handle 70 as the specific portion 60 is assembled separately from the reel unit 35 as the predetermined component, it is damaged by coming into contact with the second defining portion 150. Also, it suffices to replace only the specific portion 60, and the repair work can be facilitated.
If the reel unit 35 and the handle 70 are integrally molded when the reel unit 35 is transported as a single unit, the handle 70 seems to partially project from the reel unit 35, and thus packaging or a plurality of reels are performed. Although it is difficult to stack the units 35, according to the present embodiment, the handle 70 can be removed from the reel unit 35, which is convenient when packing the reel unit 35 or stacking a plurality of reel units 35. Can be increased. Further, as compared with the case where the reel unit 35 and the handle 70 are integrally molded, the mold for manufacturing the reel unit 35 can be simplified and the design cost can be suppressed.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the handle 70 is attached to the upper front surface side of the reel unit 35. For this reason, when the handle 70 vibrates and the screw loosens due to the contact of the second prescribed portion 150 with the handle 70, the handle 70 causes a gap between the inner diameter of the insertion holes 76, 77, 78 and the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the screw. Since it can be swung by an amount, it is possible to prevent the handle 70 from being damaged.

(Second embodiment)
Although not particularly shown, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is similar to the first embodiment in that the housing 10a having an opening on the front side and the opening of the housing 10a can be opened and closed. The front door 10d that closes the opening in the closed state is configured by combining the base member 120 and the cover member 110, is disposed in the housing 10a, and the circuit board 230 is housed so as to be visible from the outside. A gaming machine (10) provided with a substrate case (100) and a rotation supporting means (111) capable of rotating the substrate case (100) from a housed state to a developed state where the substrate case (100) is rotated.
As in the first embodiment, the cover member 110 is provided with the second defining portion 150, and when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 is arranged on the housing 10a or the front door 10d. It is formed so as to come into contact with the handle 70 as the specific portion 60. The surface area of the substrate case 100 is provided with a fraud prevention area 180 provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud with respect to the board case 100 described in the first embodiment.
The second defining unit 150 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it is provided in a non-misconduct prevention area that is a position different from the misconduct prevention area 180.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a front door-side contact portion 700 that can contact the substrate case 100 in the expanded state on the back side of the front door 10d when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state. The liquid crystal unit 32 is provided, and the front door-side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 described in the first embodiment provided on the surface of the substrate case 100. It is characterized in that it is provided in a non-misconduct prevention area which is a position different from the misconduct prevention area 180.
The other configurations are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and the description of those configurations and operational effects is omitted.

According to the present embodiment, when substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, second defining portion 150 abuts on handle 70 as specific portion 60. This makes it possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle. For example, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond the predetermined rotation angle from the housed state.
Specifically, by setting the position where the second defining portion 150 comes into contact with the handle 70 as the specifying portion 60 so as to come into contact with the substrate case 100 when it has rotated to a predetermined rotation angle (for example, less than 90 degrees). It is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating until the rotation angle from the housed state becomes an obtuse angle.
For example, when the board case 100 comes into contact with the rear surface side portion of the front door 10d in a state where the board case 100 is rotated from the housed state to an obtuse angle, the board case 100 is rotated from the housed state to further increase the rotation angle from the housed state. It is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 and the rotation support means 111 from being damaged. That is, it is possible to prevent rotation in the deployment direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent breakage of a fragile peripheral member arranged in the housing 10a. ..

According to the present embodiment, the portion of the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the handle 70 as the specific portion 60 is damaged due to scratches or the like on the surface, and for example, a seal as a fraud prevention means. If any fraud prevention means such as seals 250 to 252 or caulking is provided, the fraud prevention means such as sealing seals 250 to 252 or caulking will be damaged. There is a possibility that the inspector may mistakenly consider that the fraudulent activity is carried out by the fraudulent activity prevention means such as the seals 250 to 252 and the caulking.
According to the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 in the non-fraud prevention area at a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 in the surface area of the substrate case 100 comes into contact with the handle 70 as the identification portion 60. Therefore, even if a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 in the surface area of the substrate case 100 is damaged, the fraud prevention means in the fraud prevention area 180 does not come into contact with the specific portion 60, and thus the fraud For example, the sealing seals 250 to 252 and caulking, which are the preventive means, are not damaged, and there is no possibility of erroneously recognizing that a fraudulent act was performed.
As a result, the function of the fraud prevention unit can be normally maintained, and the presence or absence of the fraud can be accurately determined by the function of the fraud prevention unit. As a result, the accuracy of the inspection work for determining the presence or absence of fraudulent activity can be ensured, and as a result, fraudulent activity can be prevented.

The "misconduct prevention means" specifically includes, for example, the sealing seals 250 to 252, various caulking, and other sealing pins.
Further, the "identifying portion 60" is not limited to the handle 70 attached to the reel unit 35, and may be directly arranged on the housing 10a (inside the side plate, inside the back plate 10b, etc.). included.
The identifying unit 60 may be attached to the front door 10d. That is, the specifying unit 60 may be any unit as long as it is arranged somewhere in the space inside the gaming machine 10 when the front door 10d is closed.
Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, on the back side of the front door 10d, when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact that can be brought into contact with the substrate case 100 in the expanded state is made. The portion 700 (for example, the liquid crystal unit 32) is provided, and the front door side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 is pushed in, whereby the substrate case 100 is pushed. Is rotated to the housed state side, and the first defining portion 140 is provided in a non-misconduct prevention area that is a position different from the misconduct prevention area 180.

According to the present embodiment, when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state, the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 on the surface of the substrate case 100 in the expanded state. To do.
According to the present embodiment, of the surface of substrate case 100, the portion that comes into contact with front door side contact portion 700 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, and for example, a seal as a fraud prevention means. If there is a fraud prevention means such as 250 to 252 or a sealing pin or caulking, the fraud prevention means such as the sealing sticker 250 to 252 or a sealing pin or caulking will be damaged, and the fraud An inspector who has inspected the preventive measures may mistakenly recognize that the misconduct preventive measures such as the seals 250 to 252 and the sealing pin have been fraudulently performed.
According to the present embodiment, in the surface area of substrate case 100, first defining portion 140, which is located at a position different from fraud prevention area 180, comes into contact with front door side contact portion 700, so that substrate case 100 Even if a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 in the surface area is damaged, the fraud prevention means in the fraud prevention area 180 does not come into contact with the front door side contact portion 700, and thus is a fraud prevention means. For example, the sealing seals 250 to 252, the caulking, the sealing pin, and the like are not damaged, and there is no possibility of erroneously recognizing that a fraudulent act was performed.
As a result, the function of the fraud prevention unit can be normally maintained, and the presence or absence of the fraud can be accurately determined by the function of the fraud prevention unit. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the accuracy of the inspection work for determining the presence or absence of fraud, and as a result, it is possible to prevent fraud.

(Third Embodiment)
11 to 15 show a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the first embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is near the center of the protective cover 300 of the substrate case 100, and the specific portion 60 is the handle 70 provided on the upper portion of the reel unit 35, and the upper inclined surface 72 thereof. Was in contact with the second regulation part 150. In the unfolded substrate case 100, the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 is further increased by the second defining portion 150, which is a dashed-dotted square frame shown in FIG. 5, coming into contact with the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70. I was restrained from doing.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the second defining portion 150 has the left contact edge surface 312 and the right contact edge surface 310, which are the edge surfaces on the back side of the protective cover 300 of the substrate case 100. Are formed from.

In the present embodiment, the length Y between the left contact edge surface 312 and the left fixing member insertion portion 322 is compared with the length X between the right contact edge surface 310 and the right fixing member insertion portion 320. And the distance X is longer than the distance Y.
Then, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the identifying portion 60 is a right bearing 212 protruding from the case holder 200, which is a component arranged in the housing 10a (fixed by screws not shown), to the front side. It has a right bearing contact lower surface 213 which is a lower end surface, and a left bearing contact lower surface 211 which is a lower end surface of the left bearing 210 which similarly projects from the case holder 200 to the front side.

When the substrate case 100 in the housed state as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is rotated to the deployed state in which the rotation angle from the housed state is 110 degrees as shown in FIG. 15, the right contact of the protective cover 300 described above is performed. The edge surface 310 abuts on the right bearing contact lower surface 213 of the case holder 200, and the protective cover 300 is formed so that the left contact edge surface 312 abuts on the left bearing contact lower surface 211 of the case holder 200.
That is, also in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the protective cover 300 of the cover member 110 (the cover member main body 130, the protective cover 300) is provided with the second defining portion 150, and is shown in FIG. When the substrate case 100 is unfolded as described above, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to contact the specific portion 60 (the left bearing contact lower surface 211 and the right bearing contact lower surface 213 of the case holder 200) arranged in the housing 10a. Has been done.
The surface area of the board case 100 covers at least one of the parts that are arranged inside the board case 100 and need to be visually inspected from the outside of the board case 100 and the board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. The inspection area 170 is provided, and the second defining portion 150 is provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 (so-called non-inspection area).

According to the present embodiment, there are two positions where the protective cover 300 and the case holder 200 come into contact with each other, as described above, but when the substrate case 100 is unfolded, the right contact on the right side of the substrate case 100 The contact between the edge surface 310 and the right bearing contact lower surface 213 is formed so as to come into contact before the contact between the left contact edge surface 312 on the left side of the substrate case 100 and the left bearing contact lower surface 211.
In the present embodiment, the distance X on the right side is longer than the distance Y on the left side to the mounting position of the protective cover 300, and the protective cover 300 is more easily bent on the right side than on the left side. The side is contacted first so that the contact becomes gentle.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the second defining portion 150 is formed on the edge surface of the protective cover 300 that is the cover member 110, the second defining portion 150 is damaged by contact with the specific portion 60. However, since the traces of damage are not noticeable, the appearance of the substrate case 100 can be maintained.
In the present embodiment, other configurations are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and the actions and effects produced by those configurations are also the same as the actions and effects described in the first embodiment. And their explanations are omitted.

In the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is rotated 110 degrees from the housed state, the handle 70 with which the protective cover 300 of the substrate case 100 abuts is also similarly provided. However, in the present embodiment, the left bearing contact lower surface 211 that abuts the above-mentioned left contact edge surface 312 and the right bearing contact lower surface 213 that abuts the right contact edge surface 310 have the rotation of the substrate case 100. Therefore, the handle 70 may not be provided in the present embodiment. Of course, the present embodiment may have the handle 70 as in the first embodiment, and the rotation of the substrate case 100 may be limited by the above-described configuration and both.

(Fourth Embodiment)
Although not particularly shown, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is similar to the first embodiment in that the housing 10a having an opening on the front side and the opening of the housing 10a can be opened and closed. The front door 10d that closes the opening in the closed state is configured by combining the base member 120 and the cover member 110, is disposed in the housing 10a, and the circuit board 230 is housed so as to be visible from the outside. A gaming machine (10) provided with a substrate case (100) and a rotation supporting means (111) capable of rotating the substrate case (100) from a housed state to a developed state where the substrate case (100) is rotated.

As in the third embodiment, the cover member 110 is provided with the second defining portion 150 including the left contact edge surface 312 and the right contact edge surface 310 on the edge side end surface of the protective cover 300, and the substrate case 100 is in the expanded state. Then, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to come into contact with the right bearing contact lower surface 213 and the left bearing contact lower surface 211 of the case holder 200 arranged (fixed) in the housing 10a, respectively.
The surface area of the substrate case 100 is provided with a fraud prevention area 180 provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud with respect to the board case 100 described in the first embodiment.

The second defining unit 150 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it is provided in a non-misconduct prevention area that is a position different from the misconduct prevention area 180.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a front door-side contact portion 700 that can contact the substrate case 100 in the expanded state on the back side of the front door 10d when the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state. The liquid crystal unit 32 is provided, and the front door-side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 described in the first embodiment provided on the surface of the substrate case 100. It is characterized in that it is provided in a non-misconduct prevention area which is a position different from the misconduct prevention area 180.

Other configurations are the same as those described in the above-described embodiments such as the first embodiment, and the description of those configurations and operational effects is omitted.

(Fifth Embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS.
It should be noted that the description will be centered on the portions different from the above-described embodiment described with reference to FIGS.
16 to 18 show a fifth embodiment.
Also in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the housing 10a having the opening on the front side and the opening of the housing 10a can be opened and closed, and the opening is closed in the closed state. The front door 10d, the transparent substrate case 100 that is disposed inside the housing 10a and that accommodates the circuit board 230 so as to be visible from the outside, and the substrate case 100 that can be rotated from the accommodated state to the deployed state. And support means 111.

FIG. 16 shows a housed state of the substrate case 100. The substrate case 100 is arranged substantially parallel to the back plate 10b (see FIG. 2) of the housing 10a via the case holder 200, and the state is snapped. It is held by the latch 122.
In this housed state, the substrate case 100 is in a position that does not come into contact with the portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed.
FIG. 18 shows a developed state of the substrate case 100. In the substrate case 100, the upper side (the positive side in the Z-axis direction in FIG. 18) of the substrate case 100 with the rotation supporting means 111 as the center of rotation is directed toward the front door 10d side. It is tilted to the maximum.
In this unfolded state, when the front door 10d is closed, the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 comes into contact with a portion on the front door 10d side (specifically, the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700). In position.
FIG. 17 shows an intermediate state of the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 has the upper side (the positive side in the Z-axis direction in FIG. 18) with the rotation support means 111 as the center of rotation, as in the unfolded state. Although it is inclined toward the door 10d side, the inclination is gentler than in the expanded state.
In this intermediate state, the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 is in a position where it comes into contact with the portion on the front door 10d side when closing the front door 10d.
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, in the present embodiment, a spring 410 is provided as a biasing means 400 that biases the substrate case 100 from the deployed state to the stored state side. The spring 410 is a so-called tension coil spring and acts when a tensile load is applied from a predetermined length.

The spring 410 as the urging means 400 is shown in FIG. 17 in which the rotation angle from the housed state of the substrate case 100 is an acute angle between the housed state of the substrate case 100 and the housed state of the substrate case 100. Intermediate state (specifically, the rotation angle from the housed state is 45 degrees, of course, the intermediate state is not limited to 45 degrees, and any other angle may be set as long as it is an acute angle) Up to the output of the force for displacing the substrate case 100 toward the housed state, the force for displacing the substrate case 100 toward the housed state is not output from the intermediate state to the housed state. ..

Here, the "rotation angle" of the substrate case 100 means that when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to the deployed state, the rotation angle is set to 0 degree with reference to the position of the substrate case 100 in the housed state. The rotation angle means the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 from the state.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the intermediate state shown in FIG. 17 is between the deployed state shown in FIG. 18 and the housed state shown in FIG. 16, and specifically, the rotation angle from the housed state is It is set to be 45 degrees. Since the accommodation state is set to 0 degrees and the deployment state is set to 110 degrees, the middle of 0 degrees to 110 degrees is 55 degrees, but the intermediate state of 55 degrees is closer to the accommodation state side than the deployment state. The rotation angle in the intermediate state is set to 45 degrees, which is a close position.

Specifically, the spring 410 as the urging means 400 has a coiled main body portion, and has hooks 411 for locking the case holder 200 and the substrate case 100 at both ends. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the upper hook 411 of the spring 410 is locked to the holder side locking portion 421 of the case holder 200, and the lower hook 411 of the spring 410 is the case side of the substrate case 100. It is locked to the locking portion 422. The hook 411 on the lower side of the spring 410 is a long hole hook 420 having a long hole shape at a locked portion.

As shown in FIG. 17, when the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 is in the intermediate state of 45 degrees, the case side locking portion 422 is located on the tip side of the slotted hook 420 (Z axis direction negative side in FIG. 17). In this state, the length of the spring 410 is set so that the elongation of the spring 410 becomes 0 and the urging force (tensile force) becomes 0. That is, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the intermediate state as shown in FIG. 17 to the housed state side as shown in FIG. 16, the spring 410 does not output a biasing force (tensile force) and its length The case side locking portion 422 located on the tip end side of the hole hook 420 is in a state of only moving to the base end side of the elongated hole hook 420 (the body side of the spring 410).
As a result, by having such elongated hole hooks 420, the board case 100 can be kept in a state from the unfolded state of the board case 100 as shown in FIG. 18 to the intermediate state (rotation angle of 45 degrees) shown in FIG. While the force for displacing to the accommodation state side is output by the urging force (tensile force) of the spring 410, the intermediate state (rotation angle is 45 degrees) shown in FIG. 17 to the accommodation state (rotation angle is 0 degrees) shown in FIG. Until then, it is possible not to output the force for displacing the substrate case 100 to the housed state side.

Next, the rotation of the substrate case 100 from the housed state to the deployed state will be described.
When the snap latch 122 is pulled forward in the housed state shown in FIG. 16, the lock is released, and the substrate case 100 rotates to the intermediate state shown in FIG. From the housed state in FIG. 16 to the intermediate state in FIG. 17, the case-side locking portion 422 simply moves from the proximal end side to the distal end side in the elongated hole in the elongated hole hook 420, and the spring 410 No urging force (tensile force) is generated. In the intermediate state, the substrate case 100 receives a force to further rotate toward the deployed state due to gravity, but the spring 410 is set to resist the force. Therefore, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to the intermediate state, the substrate case 100 is maintained in the intermediate state even if an operator such as a store clerk in the game hall to be inspected releases the hand. It
Thereafter, when the worker further rotates the substrate case 100 against the urging force (tensile force) of the spring 410 toward the deployed state, the deployed state shown in FIG. 18 is obtained.
When the operator releases the board case 100 in the developed state shown in FIG. 18, the intermediate state shown in FIG. 17 is restored. More specifically, in the deployed state, the spring 410 is in a state of receiving a tensile load due to the displacement from the intermediate state. When the worker releases the substrate case 100 from that state, the state in which the tensile load is received is released, and the spring 410 returns to the state before the tensile load is received, and the substrate case 100 also interlocks with it. Will be returned to. Alternatively, the substrate case 100 once moves beyond the intermediate state toward the housed state side due to inertia, and receives the gravity from there to return to the intermediate state.
In the intermediate state, as described above, the force to further rotate toward the deployed state due to gravity is received, but the spring 410 is set to resist the force as described above. Therefore, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the unfolded state to the intermediate state, the substrate case 100 is maintained in the intermediate state even if a worker such as a store clerk in the game hall to be inspected releases the hand. It
Then, after the worker rotates the substrate case 100 from the intermediate state to the housed state side and enters the housed state shown in FIG. 16, the housed state is maintained by pushing the snap latch 122.

The urging force of the spring 410 (f=kx, k: spring constant, x: spring displacement) is proportional to the displacement of the spring 410 (extension/contraction length (x)). As in the present embodiment, the extension of the spring 410 from the intermediate state to the deployed state can be made shorter than the extension of the spring 410 from the stored state to the deployed state. The biasing force of spring 410 due to the extension from the intermediate state to the deployed state in the present embodiment can be made smaller than the biasing force of spring 410 due to the extension from the accommodated state to the deployed state. That is, in the present embodiment, the urging force of the spring 410 in the deployed state can be made smaller than that of extending the spring 410 from the housed state to the deployed state.
In addition, in the present embodiment, in the intermediate state, the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100, when closing the front door 10d, is located on the front door 10d side (specifically, as the front door side contact portion 700). The first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 is not in contact with the liquid crystal unit 32) but is in a position not in contact with a portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed. Is also good.

According to the present embodiment, since the rotation support means 111 is provided, it is easy to visually confirm the back side of the transparent substrate case 100 and the like. Then, after the operator visually confirms, when the operator releases the board case 100 in the expanded state in order to close the front door 10d, the board case 100 is in the intermediate state or the intermediate state by the biasing force of the spring 410. It will be displaced to the accommodation state side. Therefore, even when the front door 10d is closed before returning the board case 100 to the housed state, the board case 100 is unlikely to come into contact with the portion on the front door 10d side. Even if the substrate case 100 comes into contact with the portion on the front door 10d side, the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 at the time of contact is not in the unfolded state, and further, from the housed state of the substrate case 100. Since the rotation angle of is an acute angle, as compared with the case where the rotation angle is in the expanded state (fully open position), the substrate case 100 is pushed toward the accommodation state side and is easily displaced to the accommodation state side. As a result, the force at the time of contact with the closing front door 10d can be released, so that the damage due to the closing operation of the front door 10d can be prevented.

Further, since the spring 410 does not output a force that displaces the substrate case 100 in the closing direction side from the intermediate state to the housed state, the spring 410 causes the substrate case 100 to move further in the closing direction side even in the housed state. The force of the spring 410 when the substrate case 100 is in the deployed state is less than that in the case where the force to displace is output, in order to move the substrate case 100 from the housed state to the deployed state, or The burden on the operator for maintaining the deployed state is also reduced. Further, even when the operator releases the hand when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, it is prevented that the substrate case 100 vigorously collides with the front side of the case holder 200 due to the urging force. can do.
Therefore, the front door is premised on the gaming machine 10 in which the substrate case 100 housed in the housing 10a has a rotatable structure so that the back side of the transparent substrate case 100 and the like can be easily visually confirmed. It is possible to prevent damage due to the closing operation of 10d, reduce the burden on the worker, and further, when the worker releases the hand when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state. Even if there is, it is possible to prevent the board case 100 from violently colliding with the surrounding member in the housed position vigorously due to the urging force.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the intermediate state is between the deployed state and the housed state, and is closer to the housed state than the deployed state.
Note that, here, “the position is closer to the accommodation state side than the deployed state” is, for example, an angle of rotation from the accommodated state in the deployed state is an obtuse angle (90 degrees<θ<180. In this case, the rotation angle from the housed state in the intermediate state is 45 degrees or less.

According to the present embodiment, since the substrate case 100 is located between the deployed state and the housed state and is closer to the housed state side than the deployed state, the substrate case 100 is tentatively located on the front door 10d side. When it comes into contact with the above-mentioned part, the substrate case 100 is likely to be displaced to the housed state side and is unlikely to be displaced to the deployed state. As a result, it is possible to prevent the rotation support means 111 from being damaged due to the displacement to the expanded state, and it is possible to achieve the stable state of the accommodation state.

In the present embodiment, the unfolded state is set such that the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 from the housed state is an obtuse angle (90 degrees<θ<180 degrees).

According to the present embodiment, since the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state from the housed state is an obtuse angle (90 degrees<θ<180 degrees), the back surface side that is the opposite surface of the substrate case 100 is It can be directed to the front side, the back side of the circuit board 230 can be easily viewed directly from the front side of the gaming machine 10, and the visual confirmation by the inspection operator can be further facilitated. It is possible to perform various inspection work.

According to the present embodiment, the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 becomes an obtuse angle, which facilitates visual confirmation, while the obstruction of the rotation angle causes an adverse effect. The spring as the urging means 400 according to the present embodiment may prevent the substrate case 100 from being damaged by coming into contact with a portion on the back surface side of the front door 10d that moves to the state and further increasing the rotation angle. 410, by forcibly displacing to the housed state side, it is possible to prevent the harmful effect in advance, both the effect of improving the visibility of the visual confirmation of the back side of the circuit board 230 and the effect of preventing damage from occurring. The effect can be exerted effectively.

(Sixth Embodiment)
19 to 24 show a sixth embodiment.
In the fifth embodiment, the spring 410 as the urging means 400 is not covered with anything and is exposed inside the housing 10a, so that interference or entanglement with a surrounding member such as a harness occurs. There was a risk of The present embodiment is characterized by including a holder 430 for accommodating the spring 410 as the urging means 400 and a converting means 440 for converting the linear movement of the urging means 400 into the rotational movement of the substrate case 100. It is a thing.

As shown in FIG. 19, a holder 430 is provided on the right side of the back side of the case holder 200 so as to cover and store the spring 410 as the biasing means 400. A slide piece 450, which has a crank shape as a whole and is vertically slid by the biasing force of the spring 410, is connected to the lower end of the spring 410. The lower end of the slide piece 450 is set so as to come to the lower end position on the front surface side of the case holder 200. The spring 410 as the urging means 400 according to the present embodiment is a so-called compression coil spring, which acts when a compressive force is applied (outputs an urging force (repulsive force)).

As shown in FIG. 20, at the lower end on the left side of the substrate case 100, which is aligned with the lower end position of the slide piece 450 described above, a rectangular transmission that slightly projects downward from the lower end of the substrate case 100. A piece 460 is formed. The transmission piece 460 is formed integrally with the substrate case 100, and is formed so as to rotate similarly when the substrate case 100 rotates.

As shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, when the substrate case 100 is in the housed state, the transmission piece 460 and the slide piece 450 are not in contact with each other.

As shown in FIG. 21, when the substrate case 100 is in the intermediate state where the rotation angle from the housed state is 45 degrees, the rear end surface of the transmission piece 460 abuts the lower end surface of the slide piece 450. When the substrate case 100 is rotated to the expanded state side from the intermediate state shown in FIG. 21, the transmission piece 460 is rotated together with the rotation of the substrate case 100, and the slide piece 450 abutting on the rear end surface of the transmission piece 460 is directed upward. Push up. As shown in FIGS. 22 to 24, when the substrate case 100 rotates from the intermediate state to the deployed state side and the transmission piece 460 pushes up the slide piece 450, the spring 410 (compression coil spring) as the urging means 400. The spring 410, which has been compressed and has received a compressive force, outputs an urging force in a direction of pushing the slide piece 450 downward against the compressive force. The urging force of the spring 410 acts in the direction of rotating the substrate case 100 from the deployed state side to the housed state side by pushing the rear end surface of the transmission piece 460 via the slide piece 450.
In the present embodiment, the slide piece 450 and the transmission piece 460 described above serve as the conversion means 440 for converting the linear movement of the spring 410 as the urging means 400 into the rotational movement of the substrate case 100.

Also in the present embodiment, as in the description of the fifth embodiment, at least the housing state of the substrate case 100 is at a position where it does not come into contact with the portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed. On the other hand, at least the expanded state of the substrate case 100 is in a position where it comes into contact with the portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed, and the spring 410 as the urging means 400 expands the substrate case 100. From the state to the intermediate state (the rotation angle is 45 degrees) between the accommodation state of the substrate case 100 and the deployed state and the rotation angle from the accommodation state of the substrate case 100 is an acute angle (the rotation angle is 45 degrees), the transmission piece 460 and the slide piece 450. By contacting with, the force for displacing the substrate case 100 toward the housed state is output, while the transmission piece 460 and the slide piece 450 do not contact from the intermediate state to the housed state. It is formed so as not to output a force for displacing the member to the housed state side.
As a result, the same operation and effect as those described in the fifth embodiment are achieved.
Further, in the present embodiment, similarly to the fifth embodiment, the intermediate state is formed between the deployed state and the stored state, and is formed at a position closer to the stored state side than the deployed state. ..
Further, in the present embodiment, similarly to the fifth embodiment, in the unfolded state, the rotation angle from the housed state of the substrate case 100 is set to an obtuse angle (110 degrees). Has the same effect as.

According to the present embodiment, by storing the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 in the holder 430, the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 and the surrounding member such as being entangled in the wiring of the harness or the like inside the gaming machine 10. It is possible to prevent interference.

(Seventh embodiment)
Next, referring to FIG. 25 and FIG. 26, especially when the rotation angle from the stored state in the deployed state is 90 degrees or more, the biasing force in the fifth embodiment and the sixth embodiment described above is used. A modified example of the front door side contact portion 700, which is a means of effective displacement other than the forced displacement to the housed state side by the means 400, will be described.
When the rotation angle from the stored state in the deployed state is 90 degrees or more, as shown in FIG. 26(A), the front door-side contact portion 700 projects from the front door 10d side to the housing 10a side. By forming it by 710, it becomes possible to rotate the substrate case 100 to the housed state side when closing the front door 10d.
When the biasing means 400 in the fifth and sixth embodiments described above is used to rotate the substrate case 100 toward the housed state, the hand cannot be released to maintain the deployed state. , You will not be able to use at least one hand for inspection. Further, when the front door 10d is closed while maintaining the deployed state by hand, there is a high possibility that the front door 10d will rotate to the side opposite to the accommodation state side, and the rotation support means 111 will be loaded and may be broken. ..
Therefore, the present embodiment is effective in this respect.

The protruding portion 710 is formed with an inclined surface 720 that is inclined from the upper side to the lower side toward the first defining portion 140 and rotates the substrate case 100 to the housed state side.
Here, as shown in FIG. 26A, the protruding portion 710 has its tip inserted into the lower side of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state, and the upper end side of the inclined surface 720 is the rotation axis (right side shaft 112, left side) of the substrate case 100. It is preferably formed so as to be located above the shaft 114).
The substrate case 100 can be rotated from 90 degrees or more to less than 90 degrees, and the displacement to the accommodation state side can be facilitated.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 26A to 26C, it is preferable that the tip of the protruding portion 710 be formed in a rounded shape so as not to damage the first defining portion 140.

Further, as shown in FIG. 26, when the front door 10d is closed when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the front door side contact portion 700 and the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 (cover member 110) come into contact with each other. However, the front door-side contact portion 700 is prevented from coming into contact with the inspection area 170 or the fraud prevention area 180 of the substrate case 100.
The positions of the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 of the board case 100 in FIG. 26 indicate that the front door side contact portion 700 does not contact the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180. It does not indicate the exact position of the inspection area 170 or the fraud prevention area 180 in the case 100.

(Eighth Embodiment)
Next, although not shown, a modification in which the substrate case 100 is arranged on the front door 10d will be described.
It should be noted that the description will be focused on the portions different from the above-described embodiment, and the description of the overlapping portions will be simplified or omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the board case 100 is arranged on the housing 10a side, and when the front door 10d is closed, the front door side contact portion 700 provided on the back side of the front door 10d and the first case of the board case 100 are arranged. By contacting the regulation portion 140 and pushing the board case 100, the board case 100 is rotated to the accommodation state side.In the present embodiment, the board case 100 is arranged on the back side of the front door 10d. When closing the front door 10d, the housing-side contact portion provided in the housing 10a and the first defining portion 140 of the board case 100 come into contact with each other, and the board case 100 is pushed in, so that the board case 100 is accommodated. It rotates to the side.

Here, the reel unit 35 may also serve as the housing-side contact portion, but a component that functions only as the housing-side contact portion may be provided in the housing 10a.
Then, even when the substrate case 100 is arranged on the front door 10d as in the present embodiment, the same operational effect as in the case of being arranged on the housing 10a side as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained. You can

10 Gaming machine 10a housing
10b Back plate 10d Front door
10e Design display window 11 Medal slot
11a Medal selector 12 Medal payout exit
13 Left reel 14 Middle reel
15 Right reel 16 Display
17 speaker 18 max bet switch
19 1-bed switch 20 Start switch
21 Left stop switch 22 Middle stop switch
23 Right stop switch 24 Chance button
25 Refund switch 26 reel
26a Effective line 27a Middle panel
27b Lower panel 28 Control panel
29a Credit indicator 29b Payout number indicator
29c Section information lamp 30 Main control board unit
31 Sub control board unit 32 Liquid crystal unit
33 Power supply unit 34 Connector unit
35 reel unit 36 hopper unit
37 Medal tray 38 Production lamp
39 connector
40 Bet switch 50 Stop switch
60 Specific part 70 Handle
72 Upper inclined surface 74 Reinforcing rib
76 insertion hole 77 insertion hole
78 insertion hole
100 Board case 110 Cover member
111 Rotation support means 112 Right shaft
113 Right fixed part 114 Left shaft
116 Right shaft support 117 Annular part
118 Left shaft support 119 Guide piece
120 Base member 121 Fixed member
130 Cover member body 131 Connector insertion hole
132 Connector insertion hole 133 Connector insertion hole
140 1st regulation part 150 2nd regulation part
170 Inspection area 180 Fraud prevention area
200 Case holder 210 Left bearing
211 Left bearing contact lower surface 212 Right bearing
213 Right bearing contact bottom surface 230 Circuit board
231 Role ratio monitor 232 Board identification information
234 Main CPU 240 Monitor LED
250 seal sticker 251 seal sticker
252 Seal 261 Connector
262 connector 263 connector
300 Protective cover 310 Right contact edge
312 Left contact edge surface 320 Right fixing member insertion part
321 Right fixing member 322 Left fixing member insertion part
323 Left fixing member
400 biasing means 410 spring
411 hook 420 long hole hook
421 Holder side locking part 422 Case side locking part
430 holder 440 conversion means
450 Slide piece 460 Transmission piece
700 Front door side contact part 710 Projection part
720 slope

A gaming machine is known in which the substrate case is rotatable about a rotation shaft provided on the left side of the substrate case so that the back side of the substrate case can be inspected (Patent Document 1).
In this gaming machine, the substrate case is made transparent so that the inside of the substrate case can be visually confirmed, so that the parts and the like arranged inside the substrate case can be inspected.

JP, 2014-176631, A

The present invention, when inspecting whether a fraudulent act has been performed or inspecting the state of the gaming machine, prevents the relevant portion of the board case that needs to be inspected from contacting the front door. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can be prevented from being hindered .

The gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a gaming machine 10 including a housing 10a having an opening on the front side and a front door 10d capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing 10a and closing the opening in a closed state, A control board unit that is disposed in the gaming machine 10 and that includes a transparent board case 100 that houses the circuit board 230 so as to be visible from the outside, and the control board unit from a housed state to a deployed state that is rotated. The substrate case 100 includes a rotatable support means 111 that is rotatable, and the substrate case 100 is formed by assembling a base member 120 and a cover member 110 to each other. At least the accommodation state of the control substrate unit closes the front door 10d. At this time, while at a position where it does not come into contact with the part on the front door side, at least the expanded state of the control board unit is at a position where it comes into contact with the part on the front door side when closing the front door 10d. Yes, on the back surface side of the front door 10d, when the front door 10d is transitioned from an open state to a closed state, a front door side contact portion 700 capable of contacting the control board unit in the expanded state is provided. When the front door 10d is changed from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact portion 700 and the first defining portion 140 provided in the control board unit come into contact with each other, and the front door side contact portion 700 and the front door side contact portion 700 are connected. When the control board unit is pushed in in a state of being in contact with the first defining portion 140, the control board unit is rotated to the accommodation state side, and the board case 100 in the surface area of the board case 100 is viewed from the front side. A central processing unit that is arranged in the board case 100 and needs to be inspected by visual recognition from the outside of the board case in a region overlapping the circuit board 230 when viewed, and a board identification attached to the circuit board 230. At least one of the information is provided with a plurality of inspection areas 170 covering the front side in the accommodation state, the inspection areas 170 are provided at a plurality of surface areas of the substrate case 100, the surface area of the substrate case 100 is A fraud prevention area 180 provided with a sealing seal 250 for sealing the base member 120 and the cover member 110, and the front door side contact portion 700, the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 , The front door 10d does not come into contact with the front door 10d in any state of transition from the open state to the closed state, and the first defining portion 140 is provided at all of a plurality of positions provided on the surface of the substrate case 100. Different from the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 It is characterized in that it is provided in a position.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a housing 10a having an opening on the front side, a front door 10d capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing 10a and closing the opening in a closed state, a base member 120 and a cover member 110 are combined. And a transparent substrate case 100 that is disposed inside the housing 10a and that houses the circuit board 230 so that the circuit board 230 is visible from the outside, and the substrate case 100 is expanded from the housed state to the unfolded state. A game machine 10 having a rotatable supporting means 111 and a rotatable supporting means 111, wherein the cover member 110 is provided with a second defining portion 150, and the substrate case 100 is expanded when the front door 10d is opened. In this state, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to come into contact with the specific portion 60 arranged in the housing 10a, and the second defining portion 150 is arranged in the substrate case 100 and 100 This is a position different from the inspection area 170 provided in the surface area of the board case 100 that covers at least one of the component that needs to be visually inspected and the board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. The base member 120 and the cover member 110 are provided at positions where they overlap each other when the substrate case 100 is viewed from the front.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a housing 10a having an opening on the front side, a front door 10d capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing 10a and closing the opening in a closed state, a base member 120 and a cover member 110 are combined. And a transparent substrate case 100 that is disposed inside the housing 10a and that houses the circuit board 230 so that the circuit board 230 is visible from the outside, and the substrate case 100 is expanded from the housed state to the unfolded state. A game machine 10 having a rotatable supporting means 111 and a rotatable supporting means 111, wherein the cover member 110 is provided with a second defining portion 150, and the substrate case 100 is expanded when the front door 10d is opened. In this state, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to come into contact with the specific portion 60 arranged in the housing 10a, and the second defining portion 150 is arranged in the substrate case 100 and 100 This is a position different from the inspection area 170 provided in the surface area of the board case 100 that covers at least one of the component that needs to be visually inspected and the board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. And is provided on the edge surface on the back side of the cover member 110.
Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention, further, the cover member 110 is a cover member main body 130 assembled to the base member 120, and a protective cover 300 separately arranged on the front side of the cover member main body 130. The second defining portion 150 is provided on the protective cover 300.
Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention, the reel unit 35 in which the reels 26 are arranged is housed inside the gaming machine 10, and the front door 10d is on the circumference of the reel 26. A pattern display window portion 10e for seeing the pattern is formed, and on the circuit board 230, a monitor display component (specifically, for example, a role ratio monitor) for displaying the totalized result by the gaming machine 10 on a monitor. 231) is arranged, the specific portion 60 is formed of an opaque material or a colored transparent material, and an optical axis connecting the monitor display component 231 and the gap between the reel 26 and the symbol display window portion 10e. It is characterized by being arranged on the top.

Claims (3)

A housing having an opening on the front side,
A front door that can open and close the opening of the housing and closes the opening in a closed state;
A transparent substrate case that is configured by combining a base member and a cover member, is disposed in the housing, and has a circuit board accommodated therein so that it can be visually recognized from the outside.
A game machine provided with a rotation supporting means capable of rotating the substrate case from a housed state to a deployed state rotated,
A second defining portion is provided on the cover member,
When the substrate case is in the unfolded state with the front door open, the second defining portion is formed so as to come into contact with a specific portion arranged in the housing,
The second defining portion is disposed in the substrate case and covers at least one of a component that needs to be inspected by visual recognition from the outside of the substrate case and substrate identification information attached to the circuit board, and a surface of the substrate case. It is a position different from the inspection region provided in the region, and is provided at a position where the base member and the cover member overlap when the substrate case is viewed from the front. Machine. A housing having an opening on the front side,
A front door that can open and close the opening of the housing and closes the opening in a closed state;
A transparent substrate case that is configured by combining a base member and a cover member, is disposed in the housing, and has a circuit board accommodated therein so that it can be visually recognized from the outside.
A game machine provided with a rotation supporting means capable of rotating the substrate case from a housed state to a deployed state rotated,
A second defining portion is provided on the cover member,
When the substrate case is in the unfolded state with the front door open, the second defining portion is formed so as to come into contact with a specific portion arranged in the housing,
The second defining portion is disposed in the substrate case and covers at least one of a component that needs to be inspected by visual recognition from the outside of the substrate case and substrate identification information attached to the circuit board, and a surface of the substrate case. A game machine characterized in that the game machine is provided at a position different from an inspection area provided in the area, and provided at an edge surface on the back side of the cover member. The cover member is
A cover member body assembled to the base member,
A protective cover arranged as a separate body on the front side of the cover member main body,
The second defining portion is
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gaming machine is provided on the protective cover.